Maryland Code, Business Regulation § 1-401

(1) the owner of a mark, including an individual, an organization, or a company, who submits an application for registration of the mark under this subtitle; and

(2) an assignee, a legal representative, or a successor of a person who submits an application for registration of a mark under this subtitle.

(1) places on goods that the person sells or distributes, a container of the goods, a display associated with the goods, or a label or tag affixed to the goods to identify those goods that the person makes or sells and to distinguish them from goods that another person makes or sells; or

(2) displays or otherwise uses to advertise or sell services that the person performs to identify those services that the person performs and to distinguish them from services that another person performs.